NEWS: Cambria Freeman; 27 Jan 1905; Ebensburg, Cambria Cnty., PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Patty Millich Copyright 2009. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/cambria/ _________________________________________ Cambria Freeman Ebensburg, Pa. Friday, 27 Jan 1905 Volume 39, Number 3 Items Local and Personal A. J. Darragh is spending the week in Philadelphia. Cyrus Jones returned Thursday from a business visit to Bakerton. Attorney and Mrs. John W. Kephart spent Monday in Johnstown. Mrs. John Baker and family of Johnstown are visiting relatives here. Rev. J. T. Jones and son, Milford, spent Tuesday in New Washington. W. A. Jones has been laid up with rheumatism for the past two weeks. Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Kaylor spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Louis Kaylor. Attorney Herman H. Myers spent Sunday in the city. (Johnstown Tribune) Mrs. J. R. Scanlan left Thursday for Pittsburg, where she will visit with friends. Cetus Peach of this place is confined to the house with a severe attack of grip. Mr. and Mrs. Sam Kelly of Pittsburg spent several days last week in this place. Mrs. P. J. Little and children returned Monday from a visit to Connor, Somerset county. Miss Mary Hewitt of Hollidaysburg is the guest of Miss Lovell Barker in this place. Miss Minnie Stewart returned home Saturday from a week's visit with friends in Pittsburg. Attorney Frank Hartmann and Wm. McGuire of this place were in Johnstown over Sunday. Mrs. W. L. Stineman and son, Frank, are visiting Mrs. Stineman's parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. James. Mrs. William Byrne of Vintondale, formerly of this place, is visiting friends in Pittsburg this week. William Makin of the West ward had a paralytic stroke Wednesday and is still in a critical condition. R. C. McMurray of Pittsburg spent several days with his sister, Mrs. J. T. Jones in this place the past week. Mrs. C. T. Roberts returned Friday from Pittsburg where she has been spending several weeks with relatives. There are a few cases of smallpox in Portage, Puritan and Loretto, this county. District quarantine has been established. Mrs. C. A. Scanlan of this place has purchased the interest of Mr. Seymour in the restaurant in the Hutchinson building on High street. Celestine McGuire of Johnstown who has been quite ill is much improved in condition. He is an uncle of W. A. McGuire, deputy treasurer. Philip A. Meisel of this place will open a shop for painting and trimming carriages in the near future. He will be located in rear of E. J. Luther's blacksmith shop. Bright News from Patton Miss Theresa Williams was afflicted for several days and compelled to remain indoors by an attack of grip. Misses Jennie and Ella Evans have returned from a several weeks visit to New York. Mountaindale Ed Kuhn has been on the sick list for a couple of weeks. Mrs. James Heverly and niece, Miss Leda Myers of Altoona were guests of relatives here recently. Mrs. N. W. Bennett of Glen Campbell had her arm broken recently. Her mother, Mrs. Thomas Murray, of this place, was called to Glen Campbell on account of the accident. Mrs. E. Edmiston has returned home after a three weeks visit at Tyrone. During her stay there a brother of Mrs. Edmiston – a Mr. Nobel – was buried. Flinton News Chicken pox still prevails in this community. Two foreigners were arrested at Flinton last Friday by Deputy Sheriff M. D. Bearer and County Detective Edward Knee and taken to Ebensburg jail. They were charged with selling liquor without a license. Charged with Despicable Crime An almost unbelievable story came to light Thursday when County Detective Ed Knee brought to the jail here a man named Ulysses McMillen who is charged with the rape of his 11-year-old niece. The victim of McMillen is the daughter of John Wicks, near Spangler, who lived formerly at Patton. McMillen is a brother of Mrs. Wicks. December 26th, McMillen, by despicable means, it is alleged, enticed the little girl into a room and there ravished her, after having sent the other children from the house. Mrs. Wicks a few days later noticed that something was wrong with her child and by questioning her, got the story. By that time, however, McMillen and a 17-year-old son of Mr. Wicks had gone to the eastern end of the State. A couple of weeks ago the boy wrote to his mother from Wyoming county and mentioned the fact that McMillen was probably in that vicinity. County Detective Knee took the information against the man and went after him Tuesday. After a search he learned that his man was at a place called Price's Camp. He was arrested and brought to Ebensburg. Male Voices and Gregorian Music The Roman Catholic Church choirs in this (the Altoona) diocese are arranging to introduce the Gregorian music with all male voices in compliance with the instruction of Pope Pius X. St. John's church choir in Johnstown last Sunday contained eighteen male voices and the other churches in the diocese will follow rapidly. Circulars have been issued by the bishops of all dioceses in this country in accord with the papal order and the time when the change must be made in this diocese is fixed at June 1. The Gregorian is a style of sacred music introduced during the pontificate of Pope Gregory in the seventeenth century. It is a style of music stately, grand and peculiarly suited for the interpretation of the Catholic ritual and wherever it is rendered in good style is exceedingly impressive.